Sport Club Americano

Not to be confused with Sport Club Americano (Porto Alegre) or Americano Futebol Clube.

Americano

Full name	Sport Club Americano
Founded	21 May 1903
Dissolved	1916; 109 years ago (1916)
Ground	Velódromo Paulistano, São Paulo, São Paulo state, Brazil
Capacity	10,000[1]
Home colors

Sport Club Americano, commonly known as Americano, was a Brazilian football club from São Paulo, São Paulo state. They won the Campeonato Paulista twice.

History

The club was founded on May 21, 1903 in Santos. However, in 1908 moved from Santos to São Paulo due to the difficulties in climbing Serra do Mar to play the regional tournament games in São Paulo.^[2][3]

From 1911 to 1916, Americano did not lose a single game, they played 23 games, won 15 and drew the other eight.^[3] They won the Campeonato Paulista in 1912, and in 1913. After competing in the Campeonato Paulista for the last time in 1916, the club stopped its activities.

Honours

Inter-state

• Taça dos Campeões Estaduais Rio – São Paulo
  • Winners (1): 1912

State

• Campeonato Paulista
  • Winners (2): 1912, 1913
  • Runners-up (3): 1907, 1910, 1911

Stadium

Main article: Velódromo Paulistano

Sport Club Americano played their home games at Velódromo Paulistano.^[2] The stadium had a maximum capacity of 10,000 people.^[1]

References

1. "Velódromo" (in Portuguese). Templos do Futebol. Retrieved January 13, 2011.
2. Rodolfo Rodrigues (2009). Escudos dos Times do Mundo Inteiro. Panda Books. p. 101.
3. "Que Fim Levou? - Americano" (in Portuguese). Terceiro Tempo iG. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved January 16, 2011.